Yes, I think it is the EL Dragon, just unfinished ... but it seems odd that it would be full of perfume. Does EL usually put the solid perfume in the piece before it's finished? I thought it would have been the other way around.

Yes, it is usually the other way around, from what I have heard the solids are finished and then shipped to Canada to be filled.

I once purchased a solid from a seller that said the solid had perfume in it turns out the seller melted down a perfume stick and filled my solid. One never knows these days and we must always err on the side of caution.

Sometimes a solid can be "fixed" by adding stones but one cannot add stones and enamel???

This is the first "repair lot" "unfinished" solid I have seen that looks really cute as it is. Seems unnecessary to fill it with perfume, I think this ought to sell on its own. I've always been very negative about the dustbin solids but in this case I have to admit I am tempted, I kind of like this dragon

It is a plated and assembled version of the Dragon Compact(test sample). I am unsure of why it would have perfume in it. Not familiar with the protocol in this situation. With this in mind I have two possible guesses. First, it was a test sample sent to estee lauder for purposes of testing of the fill on it(ie volume, production setup, etc.) or as someone mentioned that it may have be a reject filled by someone with sticky fingers. Or it is an over run piece which found its way to the web in the same manner as the reject.

Further I would use caution with regards the finish surface in this case. More likely than not it was polished properly. If it was for fill testing only it may have only been quickly finished. However, alternatively it may be a production reject that someone got a hold of and filled themself to hock on ebay. In which case there may be minor to greater flaws in it.

Regardles of its origin it is an unfinished estee dragon to answer the question.